| Title | : | WE MET BY ACCIDENT: A Transgender Romance Novel |
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| ISBN | : | - |
| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
| Number of Pages | : | - |
| Publication | : | Published March 4, 2021 |
WE MET BY ACCIDENT: A Transgender Romance Novel Reviews
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Just what I needed
After a really bad day and a very bad Dr visit, coming home to find a new Yumi book had been released was just what I needed. And as always,,,, Yumi delivered my needed happy ending.. With a very sweet tale of newly found love. Thank you for all you do Yumi!!!!!! -
The Sweetest Girl In Minnesota
We Met By Accident is an entertaining and sweet LGBTQ+ romance with a great HEA. Readers of transgender romances will be delighted by this quick-paced page-turner.
The Opening
I found the opening a little confusing because the protagonist was speaking about a “Honey” who had not yet been mentioned. However, everything soon became clear, as did the protagonist’s main problem to overcome.
The Characters
Dane is a sympathetic character from the beginning basically because of the predatory behavior of his client in the opening scene. I thought it was a shame that the author didn’t slip his name into the opening chapter during his long talk with Stef so I had to wait until chapter two to learn his name.
I didn’t like Stef very much. He abuses his position of power to force Dane into a situation with which he is clearly uncomfortable. I hoped that as the story developed Stef would show character growth and we would discover he was only joking. Sadly, that doesn’t happen.
I liked Seren much more. She is more of an equal partner for Dane. However, I felt that she should have been more honest and open with Dane about her status. After their initial meeting, she had many opportunities to do so. As it is, she misled Dane into a situation when she had no way of knowing how he would react.
The Plot
I liked the forced-together trope cute-meet. It was well arranged. Even though it was a massive coincidence given the size of the city and their mutual acquaintances, the author pulled it off well so that it didn’t feel so.
There was a moment during the story when Seren forgave Dane. I felt she gave in too quickly. I guess her quick forgiveness was necessary to move the plot on quickly to the “good bits”, but I would still have liked them to at least argue off stage and then makeup later.
I really wanted to see more of an internal reaction from Dane at the “big reveal”. I mean, the reveal was foreshadowed well enough so that it shouldn’t have been a surprise to the reader, but it was indicated quite clearly that Dane was in the dark.
I’m not saying that he should have been upset. I just think that for a man who has never been in this situation before, he should have been more surprised but then decided he was okay with it after all. That would have followed on more naturally from his feelings expressed in the opening chapter.
The moments around the reveal are very steamy, and the final resolution was satisfying. I was happy that everyone got the HEA they wanted.
The Setting
The settings were well crafted. I could easily visualize each location as the story developed.
The Prose
On the positive side, the prose is fast paced, easy to read, and immersive. However, there were some very basic punctuation and style issues that could have been fixed by a decent editor. I mean, really basic stuff.
Firstly, with dialogue, it is not necessary for every single spoken paragraph to be followed by a speech tag. When two people are engaged in conversation, it is only necessary to remind the reader every now and again which person is speaking because their conversation will usually make this obvious.
Where a speech tag is used, it is only useful at the beginning of a conversation. It is not useful at the end of a very long paragraph. Ideally, many of the tags should be “action tags” rather than “She said” type tags. For example:
“Hi, Stef.” I smiled and took the proffered seat. “How’s your week been?” Since it is now established that Dane has asked Stef a question, we don’t need to be told “Stef replied” in the next paragraph.
Other errors included missed question marks, incorrect punctuation in speech, “your” used instead of “you’re”, and incorrect positioning of possessive apostrophes.
In the opening scenes, Stef was introduced as male. Therefore I found it confusing when Dane referred to “him” as “her” before Stef became Honey. I think it’s fine for people to define their own pronouns in this day and age, but I just feel that because Dane had not yet fully committed to the lifestyle, he would not have used “her” yet in the opening chapter.
My Opinion
At the end of the day, I did enjoy this story, and I suspect that it will resonate well with its target audience. For that reason, I’m going to rate it as 8 out of 10, which will translate to 4 out of 5 on Goodreads and Amazon. I can’t rate it higher because of my concern over Stef’s character and the poor editing. -
Not really my thing.
A short novel following a salesman who thinks he's met the perfect girl after a car accident.
The story is light on romance and personal inquiry, but heavy on erotica.
If you are looking for a trans perspective, look elsewhere. But if you are looking for a bi/trans fantasy, this is for you. -
Fate makes a move!
To say WiFi played a part would be an understatement. Thank goodness for a good wingman too! Everybody got the girl of they're dreams!!
